This is the Product Release Notes and Version History for Filie, an encrypted file transfer application. This page provides details on the latest feature updates and security patches. Filie software cannot be installed from this page.

Release Notes

Version history for the Filie app. Listed newest version first. Releases ship per platform as app store review allows, so a Windows, Linux, or Android build sometimes arrives before an earlier-numbered Apple release.

2.3.1+131 September 1st, 2026
New Feature: Integrated file browser and viewer
  • Direct support for images, videos, text, markdown, PDFs and zip files
  • Select, rename, move, delete
  • Organize received items into folders
  • Improved sharing on Android and iOS
  • Bugfixes and improvements
2.3.0+130 August 26th, 2026
REMOVED ADS
  • Cloud transfers now require a subscription.
2.2.3+123 August 20th, 2026
  • Windows: push notifications, including when app is closed
  • Windows: removed unnecessary location permissions
  • Windows: fix foregrounding from tray bug
2.2.1+121 August 18th, 2026
  • Windows app released to Microsoft App Store
  • Windows app auto-update points to Microsoft Store
  • You can safely uninstall Filie downloaded from here and preserve settings
  • Windows (and Linux) now have special pricing available in-app
2.1.3+113 August 11th, 2026
  • Desktop receive location for Windows and Linux
  • Add link support to open groups
  • Fix bug in a dependency
2.1.2+112 August 8th, 2026
  • New Groups! Use Filie to send photos to a group of friends. Just give them a link to join! Owners can collect photos from members and then distribute them to everyone.
  • Even latecomers receive all photos
  • Enjoy the new History screen (with thumbnails) available from the main menu
  • Restore Groups settings
  • Last but not least, auto addback: when someone uses your favorite link or QR code, you are added to theirs, and they're automatically added to your favorites
2.1.1+111 August 6th, 2026
  • Linux: filie:// deep link protocol support
  • Linux: Single instancing
  • Linux: Open With... support
2.1.0+110 August 1st, 2026
  • New History screen — look back at everything you've sent and received
  • Linked devices can now see the device that invited them
2.0.8 July 23, 2026
  • Filie is now on Linux — install from the Nettica linux repositories
  • Android: new setting to add devices to favorites automatically once you approve them
  • Windows: drag-and-drop thumbnails and copied text now behave correctly
2.0.6 July 24, 2026
  • New setting to add devices to favorites automatically once you approve them
  • iOS and macOS releases
2.0.2 July 14, 2026
  • Filie now sits in the system tray on desktop, ready whenever you need it
  • Transfers now tell you how long they took
  • Manage your linked devices from Settings — see them all, remove any of them
  • Windows: notifications when a transfer arrives
  • Windows: launching Filie again brings your existing window forward instead of opening a second one
  • Groups stay in sync across every member — delete a group and it's gone everywhere
1.6.9 July 7, 2026
  • Dramatically faster transfers — local transfers now reach 200–300 Mbps, and cloud transfers more than 50 Mbps
  • Large files now transfer reliably on older and slower devices
  • Windows: transfer sounds no longer cut out
1.6.6 July 1, 2026
  • New setting: save received photos and videos straight to your Photos library
  • New setting: auto-accept transfers, so sends from people you trust arrive without a tap
  • You now see progress while files are being prepared, not just while they send — thank you to everyone who asked for this
  • Progress shows on home screen sends too
  • Invite a device to your favorites by email
  • Group membership now stays securely in sync for everyone in the group
  • More reliable deep links, receiving, and local transfers
  • Fixed a problem with update notifications
1.6.2 June 21, 2026
  • Filie now speaks twelve languages — English, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Arabic, Farsi, Hebrew, Japanese, Bengali, and Indonesian
  • Send to a whole Group at once, or receive from one
  • Bug fixes and performance improvements
  • Android, iOS, macOS, and Windows releases
1.5.5 June 11, 2026
  • Deep links — open transfers and favorite devices straight from a link
  • Add a favorite device by scanning a QR code
  • Crash reporting, so we find the rough edges before you have to report them
  • iOS, macOS, Windows, and Android releases
1.5.3 June 7, 2026
  • Cloud mode stays on between sessions — set it once
  • When a local connection fails, Filie now offers to send it over the cloud instead
  • Android: push notifications now arrive reliably
  • Fixed Android pending-purchase handling
1.5.2 June 6, 2026
  • Android: fixed a crash when signing in to Google Drive to back up your Filie settings
  • Updated dependencies
1.5.1 June 4, 2026
  • Improved Android startup performance
1.5.0 June 3, 2026
  • Android stability fix on release
1.4.7 June 3, 2026
  • Fixed a crash when opening the file picker
  • Windows release
1.4.6 June 3, 2026
  • macOS: fixed universal links
1.4.4 May 28, 2026
  • Drag and drop in cloud mode
  • Native image picker on macOS
  • Windows release
1.4.1 May 27, 2026
  • Android release with stability fixes
1.4.0 May 25, 2026
  • End-to-end deep links on iOS and macOS
  • Sender reconnects automatically when returning to the app for code-based transfers
  • New splash screen
  • Apple review fixes
1.3.1 May 25, 2026
  • QR codes for quick connections
  • Transfer sounds
1.3.0 May 25, 2026
  • Removed legacy code for a leaner, faster app
  • Apple platform updates
  • Windows release
1.2.5 May 24, 2026
  • Major performance improvements (Impeller rendering, single Flutter engine)
  • Drag and drop on Windows
  • Fixed IP address detection
1.2.4 May 23, 2026
  • Android settings backup
  • Preserve device identity across reinstalls
  • Refreshed notification icon
1.2.3 May 22, 2026
  • Send to and receive from nearby strangers
  • Encrypted send-by-code cloud transfers
  • Hardened network recovery
  • Fixed Windows launch
1.2.0 May 21, 2026
  • Cloud transfers with push notifications for offline receivers
  • Subscriptions
  • Cloud and LAN transfer tray with progress
  • Signed LAN discovery
  • About and license page
1.0.0 May 13, 2026
  • Initial release — secure cross-platform file transfer for iOS, Android, macOS, and Windows
  • WireGuard userspace tunnel
  • Drag and drop, share extensions, and Windows SendTo